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- Dictionarywither/ˈwɪðə/
verb
- 1. (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled: "the grass had withered to an unappealing brown" Similar Opposite
- 2. fall into decay or decline: "it is not true that old myths either die or wither away" Similar Opposite
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WITHER definition: 1. (to cause) to become weak and dry and decay: 2. to slowly disappear, lose importance, or become…. Learn more.
1. : to become dry and sapless. especially : to shrivel from or as if from loss of bodily moisture. 2. : to lose vitality, force, or freshness. public support for the bill is withering. transitive verb. 1. : to cause to wither. 2. : to make speechless or incapable of action : stun. withered him with a look Dorothy Sayers. 2 of 2. noun.
Wither (of plants and flowers) is to dry up, shrink, wilt, fade, whether as a natural process or as the result of exposure to excessive heat or drought: Plants withered in the hot sun. Shrivel, used of thin, flat objects and substances, such as leaves, the skin, etc., means to curl, roll up, become wrinkled: The leaves shrivel in cold weather.
Wither means to shrivel up or shrink. If you forget to water your plants for six weeks, they'll wither — they'll dry up and you probably won't be able to bring them back to life. Wither comes from the Middle English word wydderen, meaning "dry up, shrivel."
WITHER meaning: 1. (to cause) to become weak and dry and decay: 2. to slowly disappear, lose importance, or become…. Learn more.
wither (of plants and flowers) is to dry up, shrink, wilt, fade, whether as a natural process or as the result of exposure to excessive heat or drought: Plants withered in the hot sun. shrivel, used of thin, flat objects and substances, such as leaves, the skin, etc., means to curl, roll up, become wrinkled: The leaves shrivel in cold weather ...
Definition of wither verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
